ASHLEY SHERLOCK BAND LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11266940 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-13➖KAY, Charlotte Rachael resigneddirector
- 2024-03-13➖RIGG, Daniel resigneddirector
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-27📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-18➕KAY, Charlotte Rachael appointeddirector
- 2022-04-18➕RIGG, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2021-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31➖KAY, Charlotte Rachael resigneddirector
- 2019-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-08➖KILLARNEY, Shannon Joseph resigneddirector
- 2018-03-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ASHLEY SHERLOCK BAND LIMITED
- 2018-03-21➕SHERLOCK, Ashley Jordan appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21➕KAY, Charlotte Rachael appointeddirector
- 2018-03-21➕KILLARNEY, Shannon Joseph appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHERLOCK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Ashley Jordan Sherlock Individual · British · DOB 06/1996 · age 30 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 27/09/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts
Registered office
Marsland Chambers
1a Marsland Road
Sale Moor
Cheshire
M33 3HP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
SHERLOCK, Ashley Jordan→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2018-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAY, Charlotte Rachael→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2022-04-18 · resigned 2024-03-13
KAY, Charlotte Rachael→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2018-03-21 · resigned 2021-03-31
KILLARNEY, Shannon Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2018-03-21 · resigned 2019-06-08
RIGG, Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-04-18 · resigned 2024-03-13
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Recent filings (28 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-27
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11